keeeeler29 All American 4058 Posts user info edit post |
I got a job to go back to Iraq in February to work, gonna be a good 2011!
That is all.
[Edited on December 18, 2010 at 12:11 PM. Reason : ] 12/18/2010 12:08:23 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
mazel tov 12/18/2010 12:12:28 PM |
adultswim Suspended 8379 Posts user info edit post |
I'd stay the hell out of Iraq if I were you, but good luck.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/contractor-deaths-in-iraq-and-afghanistan-outnumber-service-member-deaths/ 12/18/2010 12:35:14 PM |
keeeeler29 All American 4058 Posts user info edit post |
My second tour 12/18/2010 12:36:30 PM |
jataylor All American 6652 Posts user info edit post |
how much does being a contractor pay? 12/18/2010 1:10:06 PM |
McDanger All American 18835 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "how much does being a contractor pay?" |
too fucking much12/18/2010 1:23:24 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
^^ depends on how much experience you have.
I've seen positions posted with salaries ranging from like 60k - 150k depending on how many years of experience you have. Some of those positions have freakin' lifetime travel restrictions that come along with them too 12/18/2010 1:26:21 PM |
JT3bucky All American 23242 Posts user info edit post |
and most are tax free for a period of time. 12/18/2010 1:27:40 PM |
screentest All American 1955 Posts user info edit post |
hey OP, do you experience any guilt for participating in such work? 12/18/2010 1:28:12 PM |
rflong All American 11472 Posts user info edit post |
I've met some guys that were prison guards going over and getting security jobs for around $500-1000 per day based on location and what they were "guarding". Tax free supposedly too.
If I were single, had no kids, and did not have a good job, I'd actually consider it.
[Edited on December 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM. Reason : kl] 12/18/2010 1:29:07 PM |
BEU All American 12512 Posts user info edit post |
Make sure you frequent The Soap Box and make sure their views are in line with what you see. 12/18/2010 1:39:25 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52766 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "too fucking much" |
I'd like to say "the market rate", but I'm inclined to agree with you in a lot of cases. There are people fighting over those jobs, from what it looks like to me, although I've also seen a few higher-end positions, like a radio frequency engineer (needed a master's in EE) who worked for me in Qatar, where it's tough to fill the position.
[Edited on December 18, 2010 at 2:54 PM. Reason : even at $375k/year]12/18/2010 2:54:08 PM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "hey OP, do you experience any guilt for participating in such work?" |
I didn't when I was a contractor over there and I still don't. In fact, it was a damn good decision to do so, I set myself up pretty good financially and professionally.12/18/2010 3:23:50 PM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
guilt is based solely on one's personal experiences. 12/19/2010 4:28:59 PM |
crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
tax free for the first 90k 12/19/2010 4:45:02 PM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "too fucking much" | Exactly what it costs to keep an all volunteer military supplied with support in an era where the populace as a whole is happy to elect politicians who will vote for wars, but who don't feel compelled to go on their own.12/19/2010 6:14:25 PM |
mantisstunna All American 1738 Posts user info edit post |
I too would like a job in iraq or anywhere in the middle east. If anyone knows of one hook a brother up. 12/19/2010 10:45:14 PM |
keeeeler29 All American 4058 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.kbrjobs.com THis is where I applied, under the Logcap link. 12/19/2010 11:05:26 PM |
crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.goarmy.com/#/?marquee=education THis is where I applied, under the fuck i hope i dont die link. 12/19/2010 11:06:57 PM |
keeeeler29 All American 4058 Posts user info edit post |
37 days and a wake up!! 12/30/2010 6:43:50 PM |
aph319 All American 8570 Posts user info edit post |
SOLID AS A ROCK 12/30/2010 6:46:21 PM |